A new television network will kick off the new year Wednesday with a feature on the Scenic City, though the program won’t show up in the Chattanooga market.
Country music and lifestyle television network Circle launches on New Year’s Day, broadcasting to more than half of U.S. TV households. Hosts and producers of the new original show “Authentic America” visited Chattanooga earlier this year to explore the city and Lookout Mountain by motorcycle.
“I loved Chattanooga,” said Nan Kelley, the show’s co-host. “Chattanooga has a beautiful downtown area, lovely people, and lots of interesting things to see and do that I never knew were there. That’s kind of the point of our show-to highlight places and attractions that you may not know you’re missing out on.”
Chattanooga’s natural attractions and public spaces also recently landed the city at number eight on the top 10 list of best small cities in the U.S. in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2019 Readers’ Choice Awards. In addition, the city was recently named among the top 100 best places to live in America by Livability.com, and was featured in Forbes as a weekend getaway destination.
Authentic America takes viewers on a two-wheeled version of the American road trip on back roads, exploring some of the country’s best kept secrets. In the Chattanooga episode, the hosts ride through downtown, stopping at the MoonPie General Store and Songbirds Guitar Museum before riding up Lookout Mountain to check out the scenic views.